Applied English Worksheet -- Lecture Review from
Professor Jopp's Class ** Thursday, May 30, 2002

English Colonization -- Continued

I. England in the 17th C

II. The Puritan Migration

A. English Calvinism

B. "Evil Times"

a. The Puritan Church began with a religious idea (the ____________________ Church was too Catholic -- then they began to critique the whole English society (too much: w____________________, luxury, co____________________)

• Thought they couldn't live a "____________________" life in England because of corrupt society
• Puritans wanted all of English society to be different than they way it was
• Wanted new laws that everyone could understand and that were organized around the ____________________

C. Wanted "a city on the hill" = Puritan idea of a model society - -with people like them (same dress, language, beliefs, etc.)

However, they wanted everyone to be able to read the Bible themselves, which meant people had their own ideas

____________________ of the 6 million people in England came to North America in the Puritan ____________________ over a period of about 10 years. They were the most revolutionary of ____________________ citizens.

One of the most important leaders was John Winthrop. Leaders were sometimes lawyers, merchants, etc.

The Puritans had a huge influence on the United States.

III. Puritan New England Many things helped the Puritans have such a strong influence on American society. They combination was unique and helped the Puritans created a successful, cohesive society

A. Religious beliefs

Religious beliefs: revolutionary

• Believed they were among the "____________________" = special because they lived a godly life had a personal relationship with ____________________ (= a "covenant")
• "____________________" = the Sabbath (Sunday) was the most important day of the week and should be spent in church

B. ____________________ = the science or study of populations (for example, how old are people, where do they live, when do they die, etc.)

• Puritans came to America in organized, family groups (husbands, wives, children together
• Married at a young age and had many children
• Many people lived a long time (Puritan New England was a healthy place to live compared to other places in the world)

  So, the population had a high ____________________ rate = grew very quickly --- which helped create a successful society

C. Land: System of ____________________ ____________________

• The Puritans who migrated to New England were ____________________ class = not rich and not poor (a middling society)
• Sometimes a whole town in English would move to New England and then everyone got land when they first arrived; it was divided approximately equally